You have me coveting..that tea.. I have seen their tins..and seen their teas..never this one:) How sweet.I love that some shopkeepers offer a sprig of LOTV.It's one of my very favorites..it was my mom's also..and I always have Yardley LOTV here..So Muguet Du Bonheur..made my heart skip a beat.What a duo..the tea and perfume:)Thou shalt not covet.Ours is just springing up from the ground..even in the driveway and many places I don't want it..but it's been living here for a century on this lot I bet.It has squatter's rights.And what a pretty squatter.Pretty pretty post Carol.

WHAT A LOVELY MAY DAY IN PARIS.in the UK it was a day looking out the window watching the rain,there was no break in it all day.So it was great to see your may day. Wish we had something like Paris giving out lilies, just looking at your pictures you just had to smile. For luck here we say 'White Rabbits three times.

When my husband and I went to Paris we came in on the train from London. Stepping out into the city we were amazed by all the lily of the valley. Not realizing till later it was May 1. What a fabulous day that was, our first time there... The day was warm and wonderful. Thanks for the memory:) FranT-We3

Thanks for this wonderfully interesting post. I learnt about May 1st recently, but didn't realise the extent of it. Extraordinary that the shops give out a sprig with purchases too. So many wonderful seasons and traditions in Paris. I hope to experience them all one day.

What a lovely tradition! (And yet another reason to move to Paris!) I saw muguet blooming yesterday in a beautiful botanical garden I was visiting. Not quite the same as being in Paris, I admit, but still very nice!

Thanks to your heads up about it, I made sure to pick some and bring them in spite of the mud and rain. I love love love that they celebrate with this tradition and it's enough for me to want to be in Paris next May Day...oddly, I did not make the connection until yesterday...duh!

I have only been to Paris once in the last few years, but plan to return next year. I have learned so many things from your blog about new places that I want to go in Paris. Maybe you should publish a travel book for people traveling to Paris and have your lovely illustrations in it! I share your love of macaroons and too frequently go to a macaroon shop here in Charleston, that the couple who own it, are from France.

1st of all you can NOT shop on 1er du Mai. EVERYTHING is closed.It's like Labor Day for us.2nd I do not shop much except for pastry and yogurt. Paris is cher$$$ I do run around like crazy -merci Navigo carte! I wish I could slow down but I don't know how.I tried in Galeries Lafayette cafeNo one came to take my order. I fell asleep for 15 minutes.zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzThen I left and they wished me,'au revoir'.!!! I will sleep at home next time :(